. The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years. ns. In the fixthand laft fkin they feparate, and devour the nettles, fo as to leave nothing butthe ftalk and fibres : in this fkin they are yellowifli on the back, fee fig. beginning of June they are full fed; and then they fallen their tails by aweb u
. The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years. ns. In the fixthand laft fkin they feparate, and devour the nettles, fo as to leave nothing butthe ftalk and fibres : in this fkin they are yellowifli on the back, fee fig. beginning of June they are full fed; and then they fallen their tails by aweb under the nettle leaves, or to the ftalks, and change to a days time the chryfalides appear pale green at firft, but in a fhort time theychange, fome of them to the colour of burnifhed gold; others, which you wouldfcarce believe to be from the fame caterpillars, of a dirty brown : but in generalthey appear as in fig. 2. In this ftate they remain near twenty days; and thenthe butterflies are produced: fee the upper fide, fig. 3, and under part,fig. 4. The female is larger than the male, and paler in colour. Theyipread abroad in fearch of food, and fettle on the bloflbms of the thiftle, thedock, and the teazle. This is the moft common of the Englifti butterflies; andfume few of the fécond brood live through the Taaein. ittl- etSh< !.•?? ! ( u ) GENRE I. PAPILLONS. SEC. I. ESP. III. LECAILLE DE TORTUE DE LORTIE. PL 3. Urtica;. Lhmœus. Small Tortoifelhell. Harris. Les mouches qui produifent cet infecte en été, fortent de létat de chryfalideen Mars, et en Avril, felon que la faifon leur a été plus ou moins femelle dépofe fes œufs prefquà lextrémité des tiges de la grande ortie,auxquelles une liqueur viiqueufe les tient collés. Vers le milieu de mai les jeuneschenilles font dune couleur brillante ; on les voit au haut des orties, enferméesdans un coque, où elles habitent toutes enfemble. Quand elles perdent leur pre-mière peau,
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